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Bid Title

26-126 Special Prosecutor for Disciplinary Matters

Issuing Agency

City of Clifton

Location

New Jersey

Published Date

Apr 16, 2026

Closing Date

Apr 30, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

26-126

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Project Description

Bid Number:	26-126
Bid Title:	26-126 Special Prosecutor for Disciplinary Matters
Category:	Bid Notices
Status:	Open

Publication Date/Time: 4/16/2026 8:00 AM Closing Date/Time: Open Until Contracted Related Documents: 26-126- Special Prosecutor for Disciplinary Matters RFP 2026 Legal Notice RFP for Professional Legal Services for 2026- Rev - Copy

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CITY OF CLIFTON

DEPARTMENT OF PURCHASING

26-126-SPECIAL PROSECUTOR FOR DISCIPLINARY MATTERS

REGARDING EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF CLIFTON FOR

THE CITY OF CLIFTON

2026 - 2027

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR FAIR AND OPEN PROPOSAL

Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.4 et seq., the City of Clifton is soliciting Fair and Open Proposals

for Special Prosecutor for Disciplinary Matters for the period of one (1) year from date of

contract award. Proposals shall be endorsed “Special Prosecutor for Disciplinary Matters

Regarding Employees of the City of Clifton” and delivered to Purchasing Agent Amisha Jariwala,

City of Clifton, 900 Clifton Avenue, Clifton, New Jersey 07013.

Due Date: April 30, 2026, at 11:00 a.m.

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CITY OF CLIFTON

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

SPECIAL PROSECUTOR FOR DISCIPLINARY MATTERS

REGARDING EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF CLIFTON

The City of Clifton is soliciting a Request for Proposal (“RFP”) to provide Special Prosecutor for

Disciplinary Matters against employees on behalf of the City, as directed by the Municipal

Attorney or designee thereof, for a contract period of one (1) year from date of contract award. All

candidates are required to comply with N.J.S.A. 10:5-31, et seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:27 as amended

(Affirmative Action).

I - GENERAL

The City of Clifton seeks a private attorney or law firm (Respondent) licensed to practice law in

New Jersey State in order to prosecute disciplinary matters regarding City employees, on an as

needed basis. The special prosecutor shall have sufficient experience or knowledge of actions

regarding the prosecuting of employees in disciplinary matters as may arise.

The Respondent will provide support to the Municipal Attorney or designee thereof. The

Respondent will represent the City of Clifton in matters related to employee discipline through a

cost-effective commitment to service with the latest innovations in the practice of employment

litigation law.

All questions relating to the RFP shall be submitted in writing to City of Clifton Purchasing Agent

Amisha Jariwala, via email to: ajariwala@cliftonnj.org, no later than 3:00 p.m. on April 23, 2026.

Any questions, which in the opinion of the City warrant a return reply or an amendment to the RFP,

will be furnished to all parties not less than seven (7) business days prior to receipt of Proposals.

Proposals shall be received no later than 11:00 a.m. on April 30, 2026, and must be made on the

basis that they either meet or exceed the requirements contained herein.

II - SCOPE OF SERVICES

The Special Prosecutor for Disciplinary Matters regarding Employees of the City of Clifton shall

provide advice and legal representation in connection with arbitration and court proceedings

involving employee discipline.

The Special Prosecutor for the City shall review all findings and disclosures as provided by special

investigators, the Municipal Attorney, or City officials to determine the appropriate prosecutorial

method necessary at such time.

The Special Prosecutor shall file all necessary pleadings and documents with the appropriate Courts,

Hearing Officers and/or administrative agencies, in matters for which the firm has been retained.

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Work may include drafting pleadings, motions, briefs, and all other papers to be filed in court;

conducting and responding to discovery; attending all pre-trial, trial, and post-trial court

appearances; and handling appeals.

Respondents must also have resources sufficient to advance all costs.

Respondent must also be free of any conflict of interest and must comply with the conflicts policy

referred to in section III-h below.

III - MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Listed below are the minimum requirements necessary to be considered for this proposal:

a) At a minimum, the Respondent shall have five (5) consecutive years’ experience with

Prosecution regarding Employee Disciplinary matters, representing a municipality or

other public governmental entity.

b) As pertains to potential disciplinary actions, respondents must demonstrate

knowledge of The New Jersey Wage Payment Law, The New Jersey Law Against

Discrimination ("LAD"); The New Jersey Civil Rights Act ("CRA"); Disability Act

(TDI); The Family Leave Act ("NJFLA") and New Jersey Family Leave Insurance

(FLI); New Jersey's Whistleblower Law the Conscientious Employee Protection Act

("CEPA"); New Jersey's Unemployment Compensation Law; and The Security and

Financial Empowerment ("SAFE") Act.

c) The Respondent must maintain a bona fide office in the State of New Jersey. Please

list the firm’s office address on the proposal signature form enclosed herein.

d) The Respondent must list past and present public entities for which it provided

prosecutorial services, regarding employee disciplinary and other municipal matters.

e) The Respondent must identify the attorney(s) and support staff that will be assigned

to the account as special prosecutors and demonstrate their experience in handling such

actions and the outcomes of the actions that they handled.

f) The Respondent must maintain an office within a reasonable distance to the City of

Clifton.

g) The Respondent must be licensed to practice law in the State of New Jersey and

appear before all state and federal and administrative courts of the State of New Jersey

for a period of not less than five (5) years preceding the appointment.

h) The Respondent must not have represented or is not currently representing a client

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whose interests are adverse to those of the City of Clifton, thereby creating a conflict of

interest and the period of time covered by this restriction is five years prior to the date of

the proposal submitted in response to this RFP.

i) The Respondent must maintain professional liability insurance in the minimum

amount of One Million Dollars per occurrence (one million aggregate).

IV - PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS

The Respondent:

1. Shall provide Name, Federal I.D. number, address, phone and fax numbers of the

firm submitting the proposal and a brief description of legal background such as

years in business, size of staff and any affiliations.

2. Shall provide Name, title and address of principal/individual preparing this

response and the contact person for the RFP.

3. Shall provide Name, title, address and phone number of individual(s) to be assigned

as the Special Prosecutor for Disciplinary Matters for the City.

4. Shall describe the professional achievements of the firm and the principal who

would be assigned to the City of Clifton as its account consultant, such as

educational background, licenses, number of clients handled and number of years

as a special prosecutor. Resumes or summarized credentials are attached.

5. Shall provide a list of New Jersey public sector entities for which the firm has

provided similar services to those contained herein, including the name, title and

phone number of the appropriate contact person within the entity.

6. All respondents must be partners, owners, and employees of the firm.

7. Respondents must provide a comprehensive schedule of proposed fees and hourly

rates for partners and associates of the firm.

8. The Respondent may submit any supplemental information it deems important to

the evaluation of this proposal and the reason why it should be considered in the

overall evaluation of the proposal.

V - COMPENSATION

1) Payment to the successful Respondent shall be based on the hourly rates with monthly

invoices submitted to the City broken down by tenths of hours.

2) All expenses and fees other than compensation as set forth above shall be actual out-

of-pocket expenses incurred by the Respondent without any additions for overhead,

etc. No additional charges will be billed for fax transmissions and copy costs will be

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